Ingredients for Simple Chicken Pulav

½ kg Rice

750 gms Chicken

1 Cup Curd

1 Tomato finely Chopped

Salt to Taste

½ Tsp Turmeric Powder

1 Tsp Red Chilli Powder

1 Tbsp Ginger Garlic Paste

½ Pc of Nutmeg

4 Pcs of Mace

2 Green Cardamoms

1 Tsp Fennel Seeds

½ Cup Oil

4 Bay Leaves

1 Pc Cinnamon Stick

1 Black Cardamom

1 Star Anise (Optional)

3 Cloves

2 Green Cardamoms

1 Tsp Cumin

2 Onions Sliced

4 Green Chillies

1 Tbsp Ginger Garlic Paste

Chopped Coriander

1 Tsp Garam Masala Powder

Salt To Taste

1 Litre Water

3 Tbsp Ghee

Steps for Simple Chicken Pulav

Wash and soak rice for 30 minutes Wash and dry the chicken

Marinate chicken with curd, salt, tomatoes, turmeric, chilli powder, ginger garlic paste for 30 minutes or more. Grind together nutmeg, mace, green cardamoms, and fennel seeds to a fine powder.

Heat oil and add bay leaves, black cardamom, cinnamon, star anise, cloves, and green cardamom and cumin seeds. Allow them to fry till aromatic.

Add the chopped onions and cook till onions turn light golden. Add green chilli slits, salt, ginger garlic paste and saute for a couple of minutes.

Add marinated chicken and cook covered till chicken is 50% tender. Add chopped coriander leaves, garam masala powder, salt and ground spice mix we prepared. Add one litre water and bring them to a boil.

Add the soaked rice and cook till done. (Do not stir the rice too much this will prevent the rice from breaking) Add some ghee a minute before putting off the flame.

Serve hot with raita and kachumber.